כְּפִיר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. a lion's cub (flowery)
2. Used as a name of praise for heroes. (by extension)
Pronunciation
k'fir
Examples3
הַכְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִים לטֶרֶף וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל אָכְלָם׃
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
עָזַב ככְּפִיר סֻכֹּו כִּי־הָיְתָה אַרְצָם לשַׁמָּה […]
Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste […]
עַל־שַׁחַל וּפֶתֶן, תִּדְרֹךְ; תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.